DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O.
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 002
January
11, 2008
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Billy K. Cannaday,
Jr. Superintendent of
Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
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In
recent years the Virginia Department of Education has offered a series of
training initiatives to encourage junior and senior high school students to
consider teaching as a professional career.
The training initiatives have been modeled after the South Carolina
Teacher Cadet Program.
Seminars
for statewide training to implement the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Program
will be conducted throughout 2008 in four regions of
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April
2-3, 2008 |
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Application
Deadline: February
20, 2008 |
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June
24-25, 2008 |
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Application
Deadline: May
13, 2008 |
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August
12-13, 2008 |
New
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Application
Deadline: July
1, 2008 |
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October
15-16, 2008 |
CTE Resource Center Richmond, VA |
Application
Deadline: September
3, 2008 |
School
divisions interested in establishing or continuing Virginia Teachers for
Tomorrow/Teacher Cadet Programs are invited to participate in the seminar that
is closest to their school division. The
seminars will be sponsored by the Office of Career and Technical Education. Allowable expenses will be reimbursed to
participants in accordance with state travel guidelines. The new curriculum will be purchased by the
school divisions, and training is required prior to receiving the curriculum.
Individuals
teaching the curriculum must hold a valid collegiate professional or
postgraduate professional license; have a minimum of three years of full-time
secondary or post-secondary teaching experience; and be assigned to a secondary
teaching area. A master's degree is
preferred but not required.
The
Office of Career and Technical Education is accepting registration forms for
the seminars. Registration for 25 participants
per session is on a first-come, first-served basis, and all registration forms
must be received no later than the application deadline associated with
each training session. Please
complete and return the attached registration form as indicated.
For
more information about the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow/Teacher Cadet Program
training, please contact Scott W. Kemp, state coordinator for the program at
the Virginia Department of Education, via e-mail at scott.kemp@doe.virginia.gov or telephone
at (804) 225-3370.
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Attachment
a. Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Registration Form (.doc)